Country comparison South Africa vs Germany

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q41,567Kchart13,105K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€4,305,260M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$400,261Mchart$4,659,929M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,941chart€50,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,428chart$54,9902024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€97,575Mchart€1,093,723M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,396chart2,688,8792024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,568chart2,976,2492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart62.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,535chart€32,2192024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,907chart$35,6622024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-118,7772024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-128,5232024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.1chart2,131,627.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.2chart2,306,536.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart179,658.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart189,189.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart9.19%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5chart417,845,000,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart451,815,798,500.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart20.46%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart63,605.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart68,774.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart3.08%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,971chart€25,5422024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,133chart$27,6382024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€373chart€2,1442022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$404chart$2,2592022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334chart€4,9532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$5,3562023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€7532023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$8142023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.5%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,476K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,245.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,161.02025NMW [+]
$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]05/20/202520.2073
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/20/202518.0581chart0.889605/20/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.64%05/21/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/20/202513.13%chart20.63%05/20/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.1%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%April 2025HICP [+]
-1.0%April 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20257.70%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
0.3%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.54chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart40.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€1,553,788.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$1,681,789.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart36.09%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€1,313,657.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$1,421,876.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart30.51%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€240,131.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$259,913.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart5.58%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.2%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202351chart2332023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart12.30‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart15.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202362,272,000chart83,456,0452023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart81.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart6862022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.822022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart292024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart519,6912023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart536,4282023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart174,97908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart38,437,75608/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart63,563,41404/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,647.53chart2,096.6608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart192,221,46804/07/2023Doses administered [+]
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